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LOS ANGELES – It is with great pride that BELLATOR MMA announces that on Saturday, Oktober. 23, the promotion will hold its first-ever event in Moscow, Russland, at the VTB Arena and that the historic card will be headlined by the greatest heavyweight mixed martial artist of all-time, Fedor "Den siste keiseren" Emelianenko (39-6, 1 NC).
Emelianenko’s opponent, along with additional matchups, and SHOWTIME telecast details will be announced in the coming weeks.
“I have had the pleasure of working alongside Fedor for 12 years and nine of his fights during his time with BELLATOR and STRIKEFORCE,” said BELLATOR President Scott Coker. “It’s an honor to bring him home to compete in front of his fans who have followed his entire career. In addition to Fedor, we will showcase BELLATOR’s deep roster of Russian talent and put together a historic card for our first trip to Russia on Oct. 23."
Tickets for Fedor’s highly anticipated return home are on sale now and can be purchased at Kassir.ru.
Ansett som den største tungvekteren i mixed martial arts historie, Fedor Emelianenko returnerer til BELLATOR-buret for første gang siden hans dominerende TKO-seier i første runde Quinton "Rampage" Jackson i 2019. Med en strålende karriere som har sett ham tjene 30 stopp i hans 39 seire over legendarisk motstand, den tidligere PRIDE FC-verdensmesteren i tungvekt skal kjempe i hjemlandet Russland for første gang på fem år. En fire ganger verdensmester i kampsambo, «The Last Emperor» satt sammen en vanvittig åtte år lang ubeseiret rekke på vei til å bli et internasjonalt MMA-ikon. Emelianenko har etablert Team Fedor, which features several top Russian fighters including BELLATOR’s Light Heavyweight World Champion Vadim Nemkov and Valentin Moldavsky, who is fighting for the interim heavyweight title tonight. Already proving to be a formidable head coach, with his last three victories coming by way of first-round finish, Fedor ser etter å legge til nok et spennende kapittel til sin store kampkarriere i oktober 23.
BELLATOR returns to action later this evening as Team Fedor’s Valentin Moldavsky (10-1) vies for the Interim Heavyweight Championship against No. 1 rangert Tim Johnson (15-6) ved Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky. Tonight’s event will air live on SHOWTIME at 9 pm. ET / 6 pm. PT in America and live on OKKO Sport in Russia.
Oppdatert Bellator: Moskva Kort:
Tungvekt Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko (39-6, 1 NC) vs. TBA
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*Kort kan endres.
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